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Bentonville, Ark. – A regional class-action gender bias suit filed against Wal-Mart Stores in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida has reportedly...

New York City-based law firm Bernstein Liebhard has filed a securities class-action complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of all those who purchased shares of Kohl's Corp. between Feb. 26, 2009 and Sept. 13, 2011. The complaint alleges that Kohl's and some of its executives and directors violated the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during that time period by materially understating the company's reported debt, overstating reported equity, materially understating leverage ratios, and not complying with other accounting and financial reporting requirements.

/PRNewswire/ -- Making good on its zero-tolerance policy for pirating, leading skincare company ZO Skin Health, Inc. has filed several trademark infringement lawsuits against third-party distributers who unlawfully acquired ZO® products and sold them online.The first wave of suits, filed June 6 in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, accuse third-party Internet pirates, including Elite Depot operated by Web International, Inc., Web Incorporated, Aira Cosmetics Company, Aira Cosmetics, Inc., Aira Incorporated, Tonia Ryan and Derek Cavan of trademark infringement, false advertising, unfair competition and trademark dilution. The company is seeking damages and immediate injunctions to stop

New York -- Hudson + Broad, a New York City-based visual merchandising firm, is suing J.C. Penney Co. for $40 million. H+B is seeking $20 million in compensatory damages and an additional $20 million in punitive damages.

The Fuller Brush Company announced that it's filed protection from its creditors under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy code in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. According to Chief Restructuring Officer Lawrence Perkins, the filing was a necessary means to effectuate a reorganization of the company in an effort to return it to profitability and restructure its balance sheet.

United Retail Group, owner of the Avenue brand of women's fashion apparel and a subsidiary of Redcats USA, today announced that it's voluntarily initiated Chapter 11 proceedings in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York and is pursuing a sale process under Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code.